The morning starts with a visit to Hungry Horse Dam, one of the biggest in the country. Not as tall as Hoover Dam, but actually much wider.
Nice views of the resorvoir behind the dam.
Looking down the face of the dam.
The huge crane on top of the dam.
OK, so big dams aren't the most exciting thing for Kyle.
Next stop is Lake Five, where my Dad spent a couple weeks every summer growing up.
It's a beautiful, private resort with log cabins you can rent and plenty of activities to do in and around the lake.
Inside the lodge at Lake Five. The guy at the counter is the grandson of the couple that owned the place when my Dad came here 70 years ago!
Then we headed out to Apgar Village on Lake McDonald for some rowing. Lake McDonald is normally very calm, but a storm was starting to come in, and the water…
Heading out for what would become an epic adventure.
Fantastic views from the lake and increasingly choppy water.
Dad started out rowing.
Kyle on the bow with the binoculars.
It doesn't get much better than this.
If you watch the video all the way through to the end, you'll get an idea of the size of the swells. The big ones were probably 2-3' with whitecaps. Not the…
I nearly capsized us on the way back in, but we made it after a fun hour on the lake. The guys working at the rental shed must have got a kick out of watching…
Next, we headed back up Going to the Sun and took a short hike on the Loop Trail towads Granite Peak Chalet. This area was hit hard by a big fire in 2003.
Then we headed back up to Logan Pass for a hike out to Hidden Lake. The storm felt imminent now, and the temp dropped into the low 30s, and probably much lower…
A really cold, but fun, hike.
Be careful not to slip into the foggy abyss here.